Flat panel display device and scan driving circuit thereof

ABSTRACT

The disclosure discloses a flat panel display device and a scan driving circuit thereof. The scan driving circuit includes a plurality of cascaded scan drivers, each of the scan drivers includes a forward/backward scanning circuit, an output circuit, a pull-down circuit and a pull-down control circuit, the forward/backward scanning circuit is configured to control the scan drivers to scan forward or backward, the output circuit outputs a first scanning signal, a second scanning signal and a third scanning signal. The first scanning signal, the second scanning signal and the third scanning signal are output by sharing the forward/backward scanning circuit, the pull-down circuit and the pull-down control circuit according to the disclosure, which can reduce the amount of thin film transistors of the scan driving circuit and spare space that are further beneficial for narrow frame design.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The disclosure relates to a display technical field, and moreparticularly to a flat panel display device and a scan driving circuitthereof.

DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART

A conventional flat panel display device adopts a scan driving circuit,which is producing the scan driving circuit on an array substrate by aconventional thin film transistor flat panel display array process toachieve a driving method of scanning line by line.

Each scan driver in a conventional flat panel display device merelydrives a scanning line, but each of the scan drivers requires anintegral circuit to generate a driving signal, the flat panel displaydevice is generally disposed with multiple scanning lines, which willrequire to design multiple scanning drivers that cannot be shared, thecircuit is too complex and occupied to have a narrow frame design of theflat panel display device.

SUMMARY

The disclosure provides a flat panel display device and a scan drivingcircuit thereof to solve the problem above.

To solve the technical problem above, the disclosure provides a scandriving circuit, which includes a plurality of cascaded scan drivers,each of the scan drivers includes a forward/backward scanning circuitconfigured to receive a first scanning control signal, a second scanningcontrol signal, a driving signal and a scanning signal on a next stageas well as outputting a forward/backward control signal, theforward/backward control signal is configured to control the scandrivers to scan forward or backward, an output circuit connected withthe forward/backward scanning circuit, configured to receive a firstclock signal, a second clock signal, a third clock signal, a fourthclock signal as well as receiving the forward/backward control signalfrom the forward/backward scanning circuit and outputting a firstscanning signal, a second scanning signal and a third scanning signal, apull-down circuit is connected with the output circuit, configured topull-up charge or pull-down discharge a first node, a pull-down controlcircuit is connected with the pull-down circuit, configured to receivethe first clock signal and a first voltage reference, configured tocontrol the first node, for pull-down controlling the first scanningsignal, the second scanning signal and the third scanning signal.

The output circuit includes a first output circuit, a second outputcircuit and a third output circuit, the first output circuit outputs thefirst scanning signal according to the forward/backward control signal,the first clock signal and the second clock signal. The second outputcircuit outputs the second scanning signal according to the second clocksignal, the third clock signal and the first scanning signal. The thirdoutput circuit outputs the third scanning signal according to the thirdclock signal, the fourth clock signal and the second scanning signal.

The forward/backward scanning circuit includes a first controllableswitch and a second controllable switch, a control terminal of the firstcontrollable switch receives the first scanning control signal, a firstterminal of the first controllable switch receives the driving signal, asecond terminal of the first controllable switch and a second terminalof the second controllable switch are connected with the output circuit,a control terminal of the second controllable switch receives the secondscanning control signal, a first terminal of the second controllableswitch receives the scanning signal on the next stage.

The first output circuit includes a third controllable switch, a fourthcontrollable switch, a fifth controllable switch and a first capacitor,a control terminal of the third controllable switch receives the firstclock signal, a first terminal of the third controllable switch isconnected with a second terminal of the second controllable switch and asecond terminal of the first controllable switch, a second terminal ofthe third controllable switch is connected with a first terminal of thefourth controllable switch, a control terminal of the fourthcontrollable switch receives the first voltage reference, a secondterminal of the fourth controllable switch is connected with a firstterminal of the first capacitor and a control terminal of the fifthcontrollable switch, a first terminal of the fifth controllable switchreceives the second clock signal, a second terminal of the fifthcontrollable switch is connected with a second terminal of the firstcapacitor, and outputting the first scanning signal.

The second output circuit includes a sixth controllable switch, aseventh controllable switch, an eighth controllable switch and a secondcapacitor, a first terminal of the sixth controllable switch isconnected with a second terminal of the first capacitor and a secondterminal of the fifth controllable switch, a control terminal of thesixth controllable switch receives the second clock signal, a secondterminal of the sixth controllable switch is connected with a firstterminal of the seventh controllable switch, a control terminal of theseventh controllable switch receives the first voltage reference, asecond terminal of the seventh controllable switch is connected with afirst terminal of the second capacitor and a control terminal of theeighth controllable switch, a first terminal of the eighth controllableswitch receives the third clock signal, a second terminal of the eighthcontrollable switch is connected with a second terminal of the secondcapacitor, and outputting the second scanning signal.

The third output circuit includes a ninth controllable switch, a tenthcontrollable switch, an eleventh controllable switch and a thirdcapacitor, a first terminal of the ninth controllable switch isconnected with a second terminal of the second capacitor, a controlterminal of the ninth controllable switch receives the third clocksignal, a second terminal of the ninth controllable switch, a firstterminal of the tenth controllable switch and a control terminal of thetenth controllable switch receive the first voltage reference, a secondterminal of the tenth controllable switch is connected with a firstterminal of the third capacitor and a control terminal of the eleventhcontrollable switch, a first terminal of the eleventh controllableswitch receives the fourth clock signal, a second terminal of theeleventh controllable switch is connected with a second terminal of thethird capacitor, and outputting the third scanning signal.

The pull-down circuit includes a twelfth controllable switch, athirteenth controllable switch, a fourteenth controllable switch, afifteenth controllable switch, a sixteenth controllable switch, aseventeenth controllable switch and a fourth capacitor, a controlterminal of the twelfth controllable switch, a control terminal of thethirteenth controllable switch, a control terminal of the fourteenthcontrollable switch, a control terminal of the fifteenth controllableswitch, a control terminal of the sixteenth controllable switch, acontrol terminal of the seventeenth controllable switch, and a firstterminal of the fourth capacitor are connected with the pull-downcontrol circuit, a second terminal of the twelfth controllable switch, asecond terminal of the thirteenth controllable switch, a second terminalof the fourteenth controllable switch, a second terminal of thefifteenth controllable switch, a second terminal of the sixteenthcontrollable switch, a second terminal of the seventeenth controllableswitch, and a second terminal of the fourth capacitor receive a secondvoltage reference, a first terminal of the twelfth controllable switchis connected with a second terminal of the third controllable switch, afirst terminal of the thirteenth controllable switch is connected with asecond terminal of the first capacitor, a first terminal of thefourteenth controllable switch is connected with a second terminal ofthe sixth controllable switch, a first terminal of the sixteenthcontrollable switch is connected with a second terminal of the ninthcontrollable switch, a first terminal of the seventeenth controllableswitch is connected with a second terminal of the first capacitor, afirst terminal of the fourteenth controllable switch is connected with asecond terminal of the third capacitor.

The pull-down control circuit includes an eighteenth controllableswitch, a nineteenth controllable switch, a twentieth controllableswitch and a fifth capacitor, a control terminal of the eighteenthcontrollable switch and a control terminal of the nineteenthcontrollable switch are connected with a second terminal of the thirdcontrollable switch, a second terminal of the eighteenth controllableswitch and a second terminal of the nineteenth controllable switchreceive the second voltage reference, a first terminal of the eighteenthcontrollable switch is connected with a second terminal of the fifthcapacitor and a control terminal of the twelfth controllable switch, afirst terminal of the fifth capacitor receive the first clock signal, afirst terminal of the twelfth controllable switch receives the firstvoltage reference, a second terminal of the twelfth controllable switchand a first terminal of the nineteenth controllable switch are connectedwith a control terminal of the twelfth controllable switch.

The first voltage reference is a high level, the second voltagereference is a low level.

The first through the twelfth controllable switches are N type thin filmtransistors, the control terminals, the first terminals and the secondterminals of the first through the twelfth controllable switchescorrespond to gate electrodes, source electrodes and drain electrodes ofthe N type thin film transistors respectively.

The first through the twelfth controllable switches are P type thin filmtransistors, the control terminals, the first terminals and the secondterminals of the first through the twelfth controllable switchescorrespond to gate electrodes, source electrodes and drain electrodes ofthe P type thin film transistors respectively.

To solve the technical problem above, the disclosure further provides aflat panel display device, the flat panel display device includes a scandriving circuit, which includes a plurality of cascaded scan drivers,each of the scan drivers includes a forward/backward scanning circuitconfigured to receive a first scanning control signal, a second scanningcontrol signal, a driving signal and a scanning signal on a next stageas well as outputting a forward/backward control signal, theforward/backward control signal is configured to control the scandrivers to scan forward or backward, an output circuit is connected withthe forward/backward scanning circuit, configured to receive a firstclock signal, a second clock signal, a third clock signal, a fourthclock signal as well as receiving the forward/backward control signalfrom the forward/backward scanning circuit and outputting a firstscanning signal, a second scanning signal and a third scanning signal, apull-down circuit is connected with the output circuit, configured topull-up charge or pull-down discharge a first node, a pull-down controlcircuit is connected with the pull-down circuit, configured to receivethe first clock signal and a first voltage reference, configured tocontrol the first node, for pull-down controlling the first scanningsignal, the second scanning signal and the third scanning signal.

The output circuit includes a first output circuit, a second outputcircuit and a third output circuit, the first output circuit outputs thefirst scanning signal according to the forward/backward control signal,the first clock signal and the second clock signal. The second outputcircuit outputs the second scanning signal according to the second clocksignal, the third clock signal and the first scanning signal. The thirdoutput circuit outputs the third scanning signal according to the thirdclock signal, the fourth clock signal and the second scanning signal.

The forward/backward scanning circuit includes a first controllableswitch and a second controllable switch, a control terminal of the firstcontrollable switch receives the first scanning control signal, a firstterminal of the first controllable switch receives the driving signal, asecond terminal of the first controllable switch and a second terminalof the second controllable switch are connected with the output circuit,a control terminal of the second controllable switch receives the secondscanning control signal, a first terminal of the second controllableswitch receives the scanning signal on the next stage.

The first output circuit includes a third controllable switch, a fourthcontrollable switch, a fifth controllable switch and a first capacitor,a control terminal of the third controllable switch receives the firstclock signal, a first terminal of the third controllable switch isconnected with a second terminal of the second controllable switch and asecond terminal of the first controllable switch, a second terminal ofthe third controllable switch is connected with a first terminal of thefourth controllable switch, a control terminal of the fourthcontrollable switch receives the first voltage reference, a secondterminal of the fourth controllable switch is connected with a firstterminal of the first capacitor and a control terminal of the fifthcontrollable switch, a first terminal of the fifth controllable switchreceives the second clock signal, a second terminal of the fifthcontrollable switch is connected with a second terminal of the firstcapacitor, and outputting the first scanning signal.

The second output circuit includes a sixth controllable switch, aseventh controllable switch, an eighth controllable switch and a secondcapacitor, a first terminal of the sixth controllable switch isconnected with a second terminal of the first capacitor and a secondterminal of the fifth controllable switch, a control terminal of thesixth controllable switch receives the second clock signal, a secondterminal of the sixth controllable switch is connected with a firstterminal of the seventh controllable switch, a control terminal of theseventh controllable switch receives the first voltage reference, asecond terminal of the seventh controllable switch is connected with afirst terminal of the second capacitor and a control terminal of theeighth controllable switch, a first terminal of the eighth controllableswitch receives the third clock signal, a second terminal of the eighthcontrollable switch is connected with a second terminal of the secondcapacitor, and outputting the second scanning signal.

The third output circuit includes a ninth controllable switch, a tenthcontrollable switch, an eleventh controllable switch and a thirdcapacitor, a first terminal of the ninth controllable switch isconnected with a second terminal of the second capacitor, a controlterminal of the ninth controllable switch receives the third clocksignal, a second terminal of the ninth controllable switch, a firstterminal of the tenth controllable switch and a control terminal of thetenth controllable switch receive the first voltage reference, a secondterminal of the tenth controllable switch is connected with a firstterminal of the third capacitor and a control terminal of the eleventhcontrollable switch, a first terminal of the eleventh controllableswitch receives the fourth clock signal, a second terminal of theeleventh controllable switch is connected with a second terminal of thethird capacitor, and outputting the third scanning signal.

The pull-down circuit includes a twelfth controllable switch, athirteenth controllable switch, a fourteenth controllable switch, afifteenth controllable switch, a sixteenth controllable switch, aseventeenth controllable switch and a fourth capacitor, a controlterminal of the twelfth controllable switch, a control terminal of thethirteenth controllable switch, a control terminal of the fourteenthcontrollable switch, a control terminal of the fifteenth controllableswitch, a control terminal of the sixteenth controllable switch, acontrol terminal of the seventeenth controllable switch, and a firstterminal of the fourth capacitor are connected with the pull-downcontrol circuit, a second terminal of the twelfth controllable switch, asecond terminal of the thirteenth controllable switch, a second terminalof the fourteenth controllable switch, a second terminal of thefifteenth controllable switch, a second terminal of the sixteenthcontrollable switch, a second terminal of the seventeenth controllableswitch, and a second terminal of the fourth capacitor receive a secondvoltage reference, a first terminal of the twelfth controllable switchis connected with a second terminal of the third controllable switch, afirst terminal of the thirteenth controllable switch is connected with asecond terminal of the first capacitor, a first terminal of thefourteenth controllable switch is connected with a second terminal ofthe sixth controllable switch, a first terminal of the fifteenthcontrollable switch is connected with a second terminal of the secondcapacitor, a first terminal of the sixteenth controllable switch isconnected with a second terminal of the ninth controllable switch, afirst terminal of the seventeenth controllable switch is connected witha second terminal of the third capacitor.

The pull-down control circuit includes an eighteenth controllableswitch, a nineteenth controllable switch, a twentieth controllableswitch and a fifth capacitor, a control terminal of the eighteenthcontrollable switch and a control terminal of the nineteenthcontrollable switch are connected with a second terminal of the thirdcontrollable switch, a second terminal of the eighteenth controllableswitch and a second terminal of the nineteenth controllable switchreceive the second voltage reference, a first terminal of the eighteenthcontrollable switch is connected with a second terminal of the fifthcapacitor and a control terminal of the twentieth controllable switch, afirst terminal of the fifth capacitor receives the first clock signal, afirst terminal of the twentieth controllable switch receives the firstvoltage reference, a second terminal of the twentieth controllableswitch and a first terminal of the nineteenth controllable switch areconnected with a control terminal of the twelfth controllable switch.

The first voltage reference is a high level, the second voltagereference is a low level.

The first through the twentieth controllable switches are N type thinfilm transistors, the control terminals, the first terminals and thesecond terminals of the first through the twentieth controllableswitches correspond to gate electrodes, source electrodes and drainelectrodes of the N type thin film transistors respectively.

The first through the twentieth controllable switches are P type thinfilm transistors, the control terminals, the first terminals and thesecond terminals of the first through the twentieth controllableswitches correspond to gate electrodes, source electrodes and drainelectrodes of the P type thin film transistors respectively.

Beneficial effects of the disclosure are distinguishing from the priorart, the scanning driver of the disclosure includes the forward/backwardscanning circuit, the output circuit, the pull-down circuit and thepull-down control circuit, the forward/backward scanning circuit isconfigured to control the scan driver to scan forward or backward, theoutput circuit outputs a first scanning signal, a second scanning signaland a third scanning signal. The first scanning signal, the secondscanning signal and the third scanning signal are output by sharing theforward/backward scanning circuit, the pull-down circuit and thepull-down control circuit according to the disclosure, which can reducethe amount of thin film transistors of the scan driving circuit andspare space that are further beneficial for narrow frame design.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate embodiments of the disclosure,following figures described in embodiments will be briefly introduced,it is obvious that the drawings are merely some embodiments of thedisclosure, a person skilled in the art can obtain other figuresaccording to these figures without creativity.

FIG. 1 is a structural schematic view of a scan driving circuitaccording to a first embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of a scan driver in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram of the scan driving circuit in FIG. 1during scanning forward.

FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram of the scan driving circuit in FIG. 1during scanning backward.

FIG. 5 is a simulation sequence diagram of the scan driving circuit inFIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of a scan driver according to a secondembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a structural schematic view of a flat panel display deviceaccording to the first embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Embodiments of the disclosure will be described in detail with referenceto the accompanying drawings as follows, obviously, the describedembodiments are part of embodiments of the disclosure rather than all ofthem. Based on the embodiments of the disclosure, all other embodimentsobtained by a person skilled in the art without creativity should beconsidered within the scope of protection of the disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 1-2, FIG. 1 is a structural schematic view of a scandriving circuit according to a first embodiment of the disclosure. FIG.2 is a circuit diagram of a scan driver in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 1, ascan driving circuit 10 disclosed by the embodiment includes a pluralityof cascaded scan drivers 11, each of the scan drivers 11 outputs threescanning signals, such as the first scan driver 11 outputs scanningsignals Gate1, Gate2 and Gate3. Each of the scan drivers 11 is connectedto a first clock signal CK1, a second clock signal CK2, a third clocksignal CK3 and a fourth clock signal CK4.

As shown in FIG. 2, each of the scan drivers 11 includes aforward/backward scanning circuit 12, an output circuit 13, a pull-downcircuit 14 and a pull-down control circuit 15.

The forward/backward scanning circuit 12 is configured to receive afirst scanning control signal up to down (U2D), a second scanningcontrol signal down to up (D2U), a driving signal STV and a scanningsignal Gaten+6 on a next stage. The forward/backward scanning circuit 12outputs a forward/backward control signal CLn according to the firstscanning control signal U2D, the second scanning control signal D2U, thedriving signal STV and the scanning signal Gaten+6 on the next stage,the forward/backward control signal CLn is configured to control thescan drivers 11 to scan forward or backward.

The output circuit 13 and the forward/backward scanning circuit 12 areconnected, the output circuit 13 is configured to receive the firstclock signal CK1, the second clock signal CK2, the third clock signalCK3, the fourth clock signal CK4 as well as receiving theforward/backward control signal CLn from the forward/backward scanningcircuit 12. The output circuit 13 outputs a first scanning signal Gaten,a second scanning signal Gaten+1 and a third scanning signal Gaten+3.

The pull-down circuit 14 and the output circuit 13 are connected, thepull-down circuit 14 is configured to pull-up charge or pull-downdischarge a first node Pn.

The pull-down control circuit 15 and the pull-down circuit 14 areconnected, the pull-down control circuit 15 is configured to receive thefirst clock signal CK1 and a first voltage reference V1, the pull-downcontrol circuit 15 is configured to control the first node Pn accordingto the first clock signal CK1 and the first voltage reference V1, forpull-down controlling the first scanning signal Gaten, the secondscanning signal Gatern+1 and the third scanning signal Gaten+3.

The scan driver 11 on a first stage will be adopted to describe acircuit diagram of the scan drivers 11 as follows.

The output circuit 13 includes a first output circuit 131, a secondoutput circuit 132 and a third output circuit 133, the first outputcircuit 131 outputs the first scanning signal Gate1 according to theforward/backward control signal CL1, the first clock signal CK1 and thesecond clock signal CK2. The second output circuit 132 outputs thesecond scanning signal Gate2 according to the second clock signal CK2,the third clock signal CK3 and the first scanning signal Gate1. Thethird output circuit 133 outputs the third scanning signal Gate3according to the third clock signal CK3, the fourth clock signal CK4 andthe second scanning signal Gate2.

The forward/backward scanning circuit 12 includes a first controllableswitch T1 and a second controllable switch T2, a control terminal of thefirst controllable switch T1 receives the first scanning control signalU2D, a first terminal of the first controllable switch T1 receives thedriving signal STV, a second terminal of the first controllable switchT1 and a second terminal of the second controllable switch T2 areconnected with the output circuit 13, a control terminal of the secondcontrollable switch T2 receives the second scanning control signal D2T,a first terminal of the second controllable switch T2 receives thescanning signal Gate6 on the next stage.

The first output circuit 131 includes a third controllable switch T3, afourth controllable switch T4, a fifth controllable switch T5 and afirst capacitor C1, a control terminal of the third controllable switchT3 receives the first clock signal CK1, a first terminal of the thirdcontrollable switch T3 is connected with a second terminal of the secondcontrollable switch T2 and a second terminal of the first controllableswitch T1, a second terminal of the third controllable switch T3 isconnected with a first terminal of the fourth controllable switch T4, acontrol terminal of the fourth controllable switch T4 receives the firstvoltage reference V1, a second terminal of the fourth controllableswitch T4 is connected with a first terminal of the first capacitor C1and a control terminal of the fifth controllable switch T5, a firstterminal of the fifth controllable switch T5 receives the second clocksignal CK2, a second terminal of the fifth controllable switch T5 isconnected with a second terminal of the first capacitor C1, andoutputting the first scanning signal Gate1. A connection point of thesecond terminal of the third controllable switch T3 and the firstterminal of the fourth controllable switch T4 is a second node H1, aconnection point of the first terminal of the first capacitor C1 and thecontrol terminal of the fifth controllable switch T5 is a third node Q1.

The second output circuit 132 includes a sixth controllable switch T6, aseventh controllable switch T7, an eighth controllable switch T8 and asecond capacitor C2, a first terminal of the sixth controllable switchT6 is connected with a second terminal of the first capacitor C1 and asecond terminal of the fifth controllable switch T5, a control terminalof the sixth controllable switch T6 receives the second clock signalCK2, a second terminal of the sixth controllable switch T6 is connectedwith a first terminal of the seventh controllable switch T7, a controlterminal of the seventh controllable switch T7 receives the firstvoltage reference V1, a second terminal of the seventh controllableswitch T7 is connected with a first terminal of the second capacitor C2and a control terminal of the eighth controllable switch T8, a firstterminal of the eighth controllable switch T8 receives the third clocksignal CK3, a second terminal of the eighth controllable switch T8 isconnected with a second terminal of the second capacitor C2, andoutputting the second scanning signal Gate2. A connection point of thefirst terminal of the second capacitor C2 and the control terminal ofthe eighth controllable switch T8 is a fourth node Q2.

The third output circuit 133 includes a ninth controllable switch T9, atenth controllable switch T10, an eleventh controllable switch T11 and athird capacitor C3, a first terminal of the ninth controllable switch T9is connected with a second terminal of the second capacitor C2, acontrol terminal of the ninth controllable switch T9 receives the thirdclock signal CK3, a second terminal of the ninth controllable switch T9,a first terminal of the tenth controllable switch T10 and a controlterminal of the tenth controllable switch T10 receive the first voltagereference V1, a second terminal of the tenth controllable switch T10 isconnected with a first terminal of the third capacitor C3 and a controlterminal of the eleventh controllable switch T11, a first terminal ofthe eleventh controllable switch T11 receives the fourth clock signal, asecond terminal of the eleventh controllable switch T11 is connectedwith a second terminal of the third capacitor C3, and outputting thethird scanning signal Gate3. A connection point of the first terminal ofthe third capacitor C3 and the control terminal of the eleventhcontrollable switch T11 is a fifth node Q3.

The pull-down circuit includes a twelfth controllable switch T12, athirteenth controllable switch T13, a fourteenth controllable switchT14, a fifteenth controllable switch T15, a sixteenth controllableswitch T16, a seventeenth controllable switch T17 and a fourth capacitorC4, a control terminal of the twelfth controllable switch T12, a controlterminal of the thirteenth controllable switch T13, a control terminalof the fourteenth controllable switch T14, a control terminal of thefifteenth controllable switch T15, a control terminal of the sixteenthcontrollable switch T16, a control terminal of the seventeenthcontrollable switch T17, and a first terminal of the fourth capacitor C4are connected with the pull-down control circuit, a second terminal ofthe twelfth controllable switch T12, a second terminal of the thirteenthcontrollable switch T13, a second terminal of the fourteenthcontrollable switch T14, a second terminal of the fifteenth controllableswitch T15, a second terminal of the sixteenth controllable switch T16,a second terminal of the seventeenth controllable switch T17, and asecond terminal of the fourth capacitor C4 receive a second voltagereference V2, a first terminal of the twelfth controllable switch T12 isconnected with a second terminal of the third controllable switch T3, afirst terminal of the thirteenth controllable switch T13 is connectedwith a second terminal of the first capacitor C1, a first terminal ofthe fourteenth controllable switch T14 is connected with a secondterminal of the sixth controllable switch T16, a first terminal of thefifteenth controllable switch T15 is connected with a second terminal ofthe second capacitor C2, a first terminal of the sixteenth controllableswitch T16 is connected with a second terminal of the ninth controllableswitch T9, a first terminal of the seventeenth controllable switch T17is connected with a second terminal of the third capacitor C3. Aconnection point of the control terminal of the twelfth controllableswitch T12, the control terminal of the thirteenth controllable switchT13 and the first terminal of the fourth capacitor C4 is a first nodeP1.

The pull-down control circuit includes an eighteenth controllable switchT18, a nineteenth controllable switch T19, a twentieth controllableswitch T20 and a fifth capacitor C5, a control terminal of theeighteenth controllable switch T18 and a control terminal of thenineteenth controllable switch T19 are connected with a second terminalof the third controllable switch T3, a second terminal of the eighteenthcontrollable switch T18 and a second terminal of the nineteenthcontrollable switch T19 receive the second voltage reference V2, a firstterminal of the eighteenth controllable switch T18 is connected with asecond terminal of the fifth capacitor C5 and a control terminal of thetwentieth controllable switch T20, a first terminal of the fifthcapacitor C5 receives the first clock signal CK1, a first terminal ofthe twentieth controllable switch T20 receives the first voltagereference V1, a second terminal of the twentieth controllable switch T20and a first terminal of the nineteenth controllable switch T19 areconnected with a control terminal of the twelfth controllable switchT12. A connection point of the first terminal of the eighteenthcontrollable switch T18, the second terminal of the fifth capacitor C5and the control terminal of the twentieth controllable switch T20 is asixth node M1.

Preferably, the first voltage reference V1 is a high level, the secondvoltage reference V2 is a low level.

Preferably, the first controllable switch T1 through the twentiethcontrollable switch T20 are N type thin film transistors, the controlterminals, the first terminals and the second terminals of the firstcontrollable switch T1 through the twentieth controllable switch T20correspond to gate electrodes, source electrodes and drain electrodes ofthe N type thin film transistors respectively.

The operational principle of the scan drivers 11 during scanning forwarddisclosed in the embodiment will be described in detail with referenceto FIG. 3.

When the scan drivers 11 scan forward, the first scanning control signalU2D is a high level, the second scanning control signal D2U is a lowlevel, the first controllable switch T1 is turned on, the secondcontrollable switch T2 is turned off. When a high level pulse signal ofthe driving signal STV and that of the first clock signal CK1 hit, thesecond node H1 and the third nod Q1 will be pulled up to a high level,the fifth controllable switch T5, the nineteenth controllable switch T19and the eighteenth controllable switch T18 are turned on, the sixth nodeM1 and the first node P1 will be pulled down to a low level, thetwentieth controllable switch T20, the twelfth controllable switch T12,the thirteenth controllable switch T13, the fourteenth controllableswitch T14, the fifteenth controllable switch T15, the sixteenthcontrollable switch T16 and the seventeenth controllable switch T17 areturned off.

When a high level pulse signal of the second clock signal CK2 hits, thefirst scanning signal Gate1 is a high level pulse signal, which cangenerate a gate driving signal on the first stage. The sixthcontrollable switch T6 is turned on, the fourth node Q2 is charged to bea high level, the eighth controllable switch T8 is turned on.

When a high level pulse signal of the third clock signal CK3 hits, thesecond scanning signal Gate2 is a high level pulse signal, which cangenerate a gate driving signal on the second stage. The ninthcontrollable switch T9 is turned on, the fifth node Q3 is charged to bea high level, the eleventh controllable switch T11 is turned on.

When a high level pulse signal of the fourth clock signal CK4 hits, thethird scanning signal Gate3 is a high level pulse signal, which cangenerate a gate driving signal on a third stage.

When the high level pulse signal of the first clock signal CK1 hitsagain, the second node H1 and the third node Q1 will be discharged andpulled down to be a low level, the eighteenth controllable switch T18and the nineteenth controllable switch T19 are turned off, the sixthnode M1 is floatingate, the high level pulse signal of the first clocksignal CK1 can cause the sixth node M1 to be lifted to a high level, thetwentieth controllable switch T20 is turned on, the first node P1 ischarged and pulled up to a high level, the twelfth controllable switchT12, the thirteenth controllable switch T13, the fourteenth controllableswitch T14, the fifteenth controllable switch T15, the sixteenthcontrollable switch T16 and the seventeenth controllable switch T17 areturned on, the third node Q1, the fourth node Q2, the fifth node Q3, thefirst scanning signal Gate1, the second scanning signal Gate2 and thethird scanning signal Gate3 output the low level stably.

As shown in FIG. 4, the operational principle of the scan drivers 11during scanning backward disclosed by the embodiment is similar to theoperational principle of the scan drivers 11 during scanning forwardabove, which will not be repeated.

As shown in FIG. 5, functions of the scan driving circuit 10 of thedisclosure is identical to the description, which work among multiplecascaded transmission as well.

The first scanning signal Gaten, the second scanning signal Gaten+1 andthe third scanning signal Gaten+3 are output by sharing theforward/backward scanning circuit 12, the pull-down circuit 14 and thepull-down control circuit 15 according to the embodiment, which canreduce the amount of thin film transistors of the scan driving circuit10 and spare space that are further beneficial for narrow frame design.

As shown in FIG. 6, the disclosure further provides a scan driver of asecond embodiment, a difference of which compared with the scan drivers11 disclosed in the first embodiment is that the first through thetwentieth controllable switches are P type thin film transistors, thecontrol terminals, the first terminals and the second terminals of thefirst through the twentieth controllable switches correspond to gateelectrodes, source electrodes and drain electrodes of the P type thinfilm transistors respectively. In other embodiments, the first throughthe twentieth controllable switches can be other sorts of switches thatcan achieve the objective of the disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 7, the disclosure further provides a flat panel displaydevice of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the flat paneldisplay device includes the scan driving circuit mentioned above, thescan driving circuit is disposed on two sides of the flat panel displaydevice. Other components in the flat panel display device and functionsthereof are identical to those in a conventional flat panel displaydevice, which will not be repeated. The flat panel display device is aLCD or an OLED.

In summary, the scanning driver of the disclosure includes theforward/backward scanning circuit, the output circuit, the pull-downcircuit and the pull-down control circuit, the forward/backward scanningcircuit is configured to control the scan driver to scan forward orbackward, the output circuit outputs a first scanning signal, a secondscanning signal and a third scanning signal. The first scanning signal,the second scanning signal and the third scanning signal are output bysharing the forward/backward scanning circuit, the pull-down circuit andthe pull-down control circuit according to the disclosure, which canreduce the amount of thin film transistors of the scan driving circuitand spare space that are further beneficial for narrow frame design.

Above are merely embodiments rather than limitations of the disclosure,any equivalent structure or process according to the disclosure appliedin other relative fields directly or indirectly should be covered by theprotected scope of the disclosure.

What is claimed is:
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A scan driving circuit, wherein the scan drivingcircuit comprises a plurality of cascaded scan drivers, each of the scandrivers comprising: a forward/backward scanning circuit, configured toreceive a first scanning control signal, a second scanning controlsignal, a driving signal and a scanning signal on a next stage, as wellas outputting a forward/backward control signal, the forward/backwardcontrol signal configured to control the scan drivers to scan forward orbackward; an output circuit, connected with the forward/backwardscanning circuit, configured to receive a first clock signal, a secondclock signal, a third clock signal, a fourth clock signal as well asreceiving the forward/backward control signal from the forward/backwardscanning circuit and outputting a first scanning signal, a secondscanning signal and a third scanning signal; a pull-down circuit,connected with the output circuit, configured to pull-up charge orpull-down discharge a first node; a pull-down control circuit, connectedwith the pull-down circuit, configured to receive the first clock signaland a first voltage reference, configured to control the first node, forpull-down controlling the first scanning signal, the second scanningsignal and the third scanning signal, wherein the output circuitcomprises a first output circuit, a second output circuit and a thirdoutput circuit, the first output circuit outputs the first scanningsignal according to the forward/backward control signal, the first clocksignal and the second clock signal; the second output circuit outputsthe second scanning signal according to the second clock signal, thethird clock signal and the first scanning signal; the third outputcircuit outputs the third scanning signal according to the third clocksignal, the fourth clock signal and the second scanning signal, whereinthe forward/backward scanning circuit comprises a first controllableswitch and a second controllable switch, a control terminal of the firstcontrollable switch receives the first scanning control signal, a firstterminal of the first controllable switch receives the driving signal, asecond terminal of the first controllable switch and a second terminalof the second controllable switch are connected with the output circuit,a control terminal of the second controllable switch receives the secondscanning control signal, a first terminal of the second controllableswitch receives the scanning signal on the next stage, wherein the firstoutput circuit comprises a third controllable switch, a fourthcontrollable switch, a fifth controllable switch and a first capacitor,a control terminal of the third controllable switch receives the firstclock signal, a first terminal of the third controllable switch isconnected with a second terminal of the second controllable switch and asecond terminal of the first controllable switch, a second terminal ofthe third controllable switch is connected with a first terminal of thefourth controllable switch, a control terminal of the fourthcontrollable switch receives the first voltage reference, a secondterminal of the fourth controllable switch is connected with a firstterminal of the first capacitor and a control terminal of the fifthcontrollable switch, a first terminal of the fifth controllable switchreceives the second clock signal, a second terminal of the fifthcontrollable switch is connected with a second terminal of the firstcapacitor, and outputting the first scanning signal; the second outputcircuit comprises a sixth controllable switch, a seventh controllableswitch, an eighth controllable switch and a second capacitor, a firstterminal of the sixth controllable switch connected with a secondterminal of the first capacitor and a second terminal of the fifthcontrollable switch, a control terminal of the sixth controllable switchreceives the second clock signal, a second terminal of the sixthcontrollable switch connected with a first terminal of the seventhcontrollable switch, a control terminal of the seventh controllableswitch receives the first voltage reference, a second terminal of theseventh controllable switch connected with a first terminal of thesecond capacitor and a control terminal of the eighth controllableswitch, a first terminal of the eighth controllable switch receives thethird clock signal, a second terminal of the eighth controllable switchconnected with a second terminal of the second capacitor, and outputtingthe second scanning signal; the third output circuit comprises a ninthcontrollable switch, a tenth controllable switch, an eleventhcontrollable switch and a third capacitor, a first terminal of the ninthcontrollable switch connected with a second terminal of the secondcapacitor, a control terminal of the ninth controllable switch receivesthe third clock signal, a second terminal of the ninth controllableswitch, a first terminal of the tenth controllable switch and a controlterminal of the tenth controllable switch receive the first voltagereference, a second terminal of the tenth controllable switch connectedwith a first terminal of the third capacitor and a control terminal ofthe eleventh controllable switch, a first terminal of the eleventhcontrollable switch receives the fourth clock signal, a second terminalof the eleventh controllable switch connected with a second terminal ofthe third capacitor, and outputting the third scanning signal, whereinthe pull-down circuit comprises a twelfth controllable switch, athirteenth controllable switch, a fourteenth controllable switch, afifteenth controllable switch, a sixteenth controllable switch, aseventeenth controllable switch and a fourth capacitor, a controlterminal of the twelfth controllable switch, a control terminal of thethirteenth controllable switch, a control terminal of the fourteenthcontrollable switch, a control terminal of the fifteenth controllableswitch, a control terminal of the sixteenth controllable switch, acontrol terminal of the seventeenth controllable switch, and a firstterminal of the fourth capacitor are connected with the pull-downcontrol circuit, a second terminal of the twelfth controllable switch, asecond terminal of the thirteenth controllable switch, a second terminalof the fourteenth controllable switch, a second terminal of thefifteenth controllable switch, a second terminal of the sixteenthcontrollable switch, a second terminal of the seventeenth controllableswitch, and a second terminal of the fourth capacitor receive a secondvoltage reference, a first terminal of the twelfth controllable switchis connected with a second terminal of the third controllable switch, afirst terminal of the thirteenth controllable switch is connected with asecond terminal of the first capacitor, a first terminal of thefourteenth controllable switch is connected with a second terminal ofthe sixth controllable switch, a first terminal of the fifteenthcontrollable switch is connected with a second terminal of the secondcapacitor, a first terminal of the sixteenth controllable switch isconnected with a second terminal of the ninth controllable switch, afirst terminal of the seventeenth controllable switch is connected witha second terminal of the third capacitor, and wherein the pull-downcontrol circuit comprises an eighteenth controllable switch, anineteenth controllable switch, a twentieth controllable switch and afifth capacitor, a control terminal of the eighteenth controllableswitch and a control terminal of the nineteenth controllable switch areconnected with a second terminal of the third controllable switch, asecond terminal of the eighteenth controllable switch and a secondterminal of the nineteenth controllable switch receive the secondvoltage reference, a first terminal of the eighteenth controllableswitch is connected with a second terminal of the fifth capacitor and acontrol terminal of the twentieth controllable switch, a first terminalof the fifth capacitor receives the first clock signal, a first terminalof the twentieth controllable switch receives the first voltagereference, a second terminal of the twentieth controllable switch and afirst terminal of the nineteenth controllable switch are connected witha control terminal of the twelfth controllable switch.
 2. The scandriving circuit according to claim 1, wherein the first voltagereference is a high level, the second voltage reference is a low level.3. The scan driving circuit according to claim 1, wherein the firstthrough the twentieth controllable switches are N type thin filmtransistors, the control terminals, the first terminals and the secondterminals of the first through the twentieth controllable switchescorrespond to gate electrodes, source electrodes and drain electrodes ofthe N type thin film transistors respectively.
 4. The scan drivingcircuit according to claim 1, wherein the first through the twentiethcontrollable switches are P type thin film transistors, the controlterminals, the first terminals and the second terminals of the firstthrough the twentieth controllable switches correspond to gateelectrodes, source electrodes and drain electrodes of the P type thinfilm transistors respectively.
 5. A flat panel display device, whereinthe flat panel display device comprises a scan driving circuit, the scandriving circuit comprises a plurality of cascaded scan drivers, each ofthe scan drivers comprising: a forward/backward scanning circuit,configured to receive a first scanning control signal, a second scanningcontrol signal, a driving signal and a scanning signal on a next stage,as well as outputting a forward/backward control signal, theforward/backward control signal configured to control the scan driversto scan forward or backward; an output circuit, connected with theforward/backward scanning circuit, configured to receive a first clocksignal, a second clock signal, a third clock signal, a fourth clocksignal as well as receiving the forward/backward control signal from theforward/backward scanning circuit and outputting a first scanningsignal, a second scanning signal and a third scanning signal; apull-down circuit, connected with the output circuit, configured topull-up charge or pull-down discharge a first node; a pull-down controlcircuit, connected with the pull-down circuit, configured to receive thefirst clock signal and a first voltage reference, configured to controlthe first node, for pull-down controlling the first scanning signal, thesecond scanning signal and the third scanning signal, wherein the outputcircuit comprises a first output circuit, a second output circuit and athird output circuit, the first output circuit outputs the firstscanning signal according to the forward/backward control signal, thefirst clock signal and the second clock signal; the second outputcircuit outputs the second scanning signal according to the second clocksignal, the third clock signal and the first scanning signal; the thirdoutput circuit outputs the third scanning signal according to the thirdclock signal, the fourth clock signal and the second scanning signal,wherein the forward/backward scanning circuit comprises a firstcontrollable switch and a second controllable switch, a control terminalof the first controllable switch receives the first scanning controlsignal, a first terminal of the first controllable switch receives thedriving signal, a second terminal of the first controllable switch and asecond terminal of the second controllable switch are connected with theoutput circuit, a control terminal of the second controllable switchreceives the second scanning control signal, a first terminal of thesecond controllable switch receives the scanning signal on the nextstage, wherein the first output circuit comprises a third controllableswitch, a fourth controllable switch, a fifth controllable switch and afirst capacitor, a control terminal of the third controllable switchreceives the first clock signal, a first terminal of the thirdcontrollable switch is connected with a second terminal of the secondcontrollable switch and a second terminal of the first controllableswitch, a second terminal of the third controllable switch is connectedwith a first terminal of the fourth controllable switch, a controlterminal of the fourth controllable switch receives the first voltagereference, a second terminal of the fourth controllable switch isconnected with a first terminal of the first capacitor and a controlterminal of the fifth controllable switch, a first terminal of the fifthcontrollable switch receives the second clock signal, a second terminalof the fifth controllable switch is connected with a second terminal ofthe first capacitor, and outputting the first scanning signal; thesecond output circuit comprises a sixth controllable switch, a seventhcontrollable switch, an eighth controllable switch and a secondcapacitor, a first terminal of the sixth controllable switch connectedwith a second terminal of the first capacitor and a second terminal ofthe fifth controllable switch, a control terminal of the sixthcontrollable switch receives the second clock signal, a second terminalof the sixth controllable switch connected with a first terminal of theseventh controllable switch, a control terminal of the seventhcontrollable switch receives the first voltage reference, a secondterminal of the seventh controllable switch connected with a firstterminal of the second capacitor and a control terminal of the eighthcontrollable switch, a first terminal of the eighth controllable switchreceives the third clock signal, a second terminal of the eighthcontrollable switch connected with a second terminal of the secondcapacitor, and outputting the second scanning signal; the third outputcircuit comprises a ninth controllable switch, a tenth controllableswitch, an eleventh controllable switch and a third capacitor, a firstterminal of the ninth controllable switch connected with a secondterminal of the second capacitor, a control terminal of the ninthcontrollable switch receives the third clock signal, a second terminalof the ninth controllable switch, a first terminal of the tenthcontrollable switch and a control terminal of the tenth controllableswitch receive the first voltage reference, a second terminal of thetenth controllable switch connected with a first terminal of the thirdcapacitor and a control terminal of the eleventh controllable switch, afirst terminal of the eleventh controllable switch receives the fourthclock signal, a second terminal of the eleventh controllable switchconnected with a second terminal of the third capacitor, and outputtingthe third scanning signal, wherein the pull-down circuit comprises atwelfth controllable switch, a thirteenth controllable switch, afourteenth controllable switch, a fifteenth controllable switch, asixteenth controllable switch, a seventeenth controllable switch and afourth capacitor, a control terminal of the twelfth controllable switch,a control terminal of the thirteenth controllable switch, a controlterminal of the fourteenth controllable switch, a control terminal ofthe fifteenth controllable switch, a control terminal of the sixteenthcontrollable switch, a control terminal of the seventeenth controllableswitch, and a first terminal of the fourth capacitor are connected withthe pull-down control circuit, a second terminal of the twelfthcontrollable switch, a second terminal of the thirteenth controllableswitch, a second terminal of the fourteenth controllable switch, asecond terminal of the fifteenth controllable switch, a second terminalof the sixteenth controllable switch, a second terminal of theseventeenth controllable switch, and a second terminal of the fourthcapacitor receive a second voltage reference, a first terminal of thetwelfth controllable switch is connected with a second terminal of thethird controllable switch, a first terminal of the thirteenthcontrollable switch is connected with a second terminal of the firstcapacitor, a first terminal of the fourteenth controllable switch isconnected with a second terminal of the sixth controllable switch, afirst terminal of the sixteenth controllable switch is connected with asecond terminal of the ninth controllable switch, a first terminal ofthe seventeenth controllable switch is connected with a second terminalof the first capacitor, a first terminal of the fourteenth controllableswitch is connected with a second terminal of the third capacitor, andwherein the pull-down control circuit comprises an eighteenthcontrollable switch, a nineteenth controllable switch, a twentiethcontrollable switch and a fifth capacitor, a control terminal of theeighteenth controllable switch and a control terminal of the nineteenthcontrollable switch are connected with a second terminal of the thirdcontrollable switch, a second terminal of the eighteenth controllableswitch and a second terminal of the nineteenth controllable switchreceive the second voltage reference, a first terminal of the eighteenthcontrollable switch is connected with a second terminal of the fifthcapacitor and a control terminal of the twelfth controllable switch, afirst terminal of the fifth capacitor receive the first clock signal, afirst terminal of the twelfth controllable switch receives the firstvoltage reference, a second terminal of the twelfth controllable switchand a first terminal of the nineteenth controllable switch are connectedwith a control terminal of the twelfth controllable switch.
 6. The flatpanel display device according to claim 5, wherein the first voltagereference is a high level, the second voltage reference is a low level.7. The flat panel display device according to claim 5, wherein the firstthrough the twelfth controllable switches are N type thin filmtransistors, the control terminals, the first terminals and the secondterminals of the first through the twelfth controllable switchescorrespond to gate electrodes, source electrodes and drain electrodes ofthe N type thin film transistors respectively.
 8. The flat panel displaydevice according to claim 5, wherein the first through the twelfthcontrollable switches are P type thin film transistors, the controlterminals, the first terminals and the second terminals of the firstthrough the twelfth controllable switches correspond to gate electrodes,source electrodes and drain electrodes of the P type thin filmtransistors respectively.